New Delhi, July 21 -- Ever wondered how you manage to stream Netflix, attend Zoom calls, scroll through Instagram, and play online games-all at the same time? It's your home Wi-Fi working quietly in the background to keep everything running smoothly. Until now, internet has reached your home mainly through fibre-optic cables or the recently introduced fixed wireless access (FWA), which uses the 5G network.

Now, Reliance Jio has introduced a new technology-unlicensed band radio (UBR)-to its backend systems to make home broadband "faster and more efficient". Mint takes a look at Jio's new technology for home broadband, and whether it will benefit users, and impact other telecom companies.

At the earnings call with analysts on 18 June, Rel...